Measuring stick



M. F INKENWIRTH MEASURING ST-I'GK Jan. 31, 1933.

Filed Feb. 3, 1932 Fig.5

Patented Jan. 31, 1933 STATES/ MAX FINKENWIRTH, 0F DlAI-ILEN, GERMANY MEASURING STICK Application filed February 3,1932, Serial No. 590,653, and in 'Germany April 29, 1930.

This invention. relates to a combined measuring device and cutter for dividing cloth and the like into pieces of any desired size, and the invention consists in the provision. of a measuring stick dlvided into two overlapping, hingedly connected members adapted to clamp the material between them and formed i to the invention in operative position,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device itself with open members, i I

Fig. 3 1s a slde View of the devlce showlng the members closed,

Fig. 4: is a top view of the device,

Fig. 5 is a side view on an enlarged scale of the slide and knife, and V Fig. 6 is a cross-section of the device. The device comprises a measuring stick divided into two overlapping members a and b which are connected by hinge elements 0 so that they can be opened out as shown in Fig. 2 for admittingbetween them a piece of cloth or the like which is to be cut up into pieces of definite sizes. The members are formed with diverging tail ends at and e which can be pressed together for opening the jaws. A spring element f, arranged between the tail ends normally maintain members closed. Both members are formed with centrally disposed, longitudinal slitsz' and 70 respectively in which a knife 72 is guided. The knife is connected to a slide m which is guided on the upper member; The slide may be formed from a metal plate part of which is doubled to form a raised back 0 to which the knife is secured and which serves as an operating handle. The edges of the plate are turned down to form cheeks which engage the sides of the respective stick member.

the material clamped between the members of the latter will be cut, and the graduations it On the slide being ma d along Stick on the stick will enable the operator to regulate exactly the extent of the cut. V

inclined cutting edges q allowing'the cutting to be carried out in either direction.

Cheek plates 9 connected to one of the stick members is adapted to engage the sides of, the other member for the correct positioning The knife is p d so as t0'present"tWo' of the latter. The guide and hinge elements are arranged flush with the stick members and with the sides of the slits to enable the slide to move freely across them.

For clamping the slide on to the stickwhen not in use, spring elements r may be connected, preferably to the hinge plates, so as to bear against the underside of the stick.

The slide m, is adapted, when applied-to the. bottom member of the stick, tobe. pushed under said spring elements and to be held in" position by the latter. I

The knife may be formed'from an old, suitably reshaped razor blade.

ed to clamp the measured material between them and formed each with a central, longitudinal slit, a slide guided on the upper member, a knife connected to said slide and guided in the slits of the two members, for cutting the material, the members being formed with diverging tail ends extendingbeyond. the

hinge for the convenient opening of the mem bers, and a spring arranged between said 1 tail ends for maintaining the members-normally closed.

l 2. A stick as claimed in claim 1 wherein the i The device is particularly useful for di- 9 lapping, hingedly connected members, adapti '3; The stick claimed in claim 1 in combi-' nation with spring elements bearing against the underside of the stick at opposite sides of the slit for clamping theslide tosaid, under I 5 side when not in use.

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4, A stick as claimed in claim 1 wherein V the hinge elements are flush with the stick members and with the sides of the slits to en able the slide and knife to m'orefreely across MAX FINKENWIRTH imp, 

